day 976
Short series: National Museum of Singapore.
Pic 4 of 4.
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day 973
Short series: National Museum of Singapore.
Pic 1 of 4.Yearning to get some good shots, apparently I was not creative enough to come up with some pretty angles to capture the beauty of the building. So here are some usual shots...
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day 971
Guinness Storehouse, Dublin.
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12/01/2010
day 959
Run out of pictures from my 2009 year-end trip, I somehow realised that I haven't uploaded most of the pictures I took during the 2008 year-end trip. And one of the special places we visited during that trip is Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.
Since I love (in fact, I DO love) Guinness, Starry had made sure that we had time for a day trip to Dublin. We left Belfast in the morning, spent awhile in Dublin city centre, had a great time at the Guinness Storehouse, did a quick visit to Glasnevin Cemetery, drove back to Belfast, and finished the night on local pub nearby the university in Belfast with Starry's pals.
I did make a note about our one day trip to Dublin on this blog as part of the travel agenda. I also uploaded some pictures from the house, including picture for day 574 (the post on that day we went to Dublin), day 591, day 597, day 599, day 620, and day 641.
The following 14 pictures are other pictures taken from the Guinness Storehouse worth uploaded - hope you like them. For me, they are precious pictures; they bring back a very sweet memory from previous folder of me life.
Guinness Storehouse, Dublin.
I somehow like this picture for it has two tones; bluish and brownish without any touching up. Also I like how the splattered dirt on the plate are captured on the picture.
11/01/2010
10/01/2010
day 957
Ko Haa Thailand: anemone with a clownfish.
One of my first underwater shots.
I determine that when one day I will see this picture again, I will be able to mumble, "Gawd, I am glad I can capture them better now", even though I know the picture will never ever do them justice consider how much more beautiful they are in real.
Pic 24 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
Pic 24 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
09/01/2010
day 956
Pic 23 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
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day 954
This particular Porcupine Pufferfish in Ko Haa, Thailand, is apparently a very curious bugger and very friendly to divers. He is nicknamed Porkie and even has a page in the Facebook!
Pic 21 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
06/01/2010
day 953
Rainy dusk, taken from Baan Phu Lae, the second southmost civilised place in Koh Lanta.
Pic 20 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
05/01/2010
04/01/2010
day 951
This pic was not taken on the 4th of Jan. I was diving on raging current on Hin Daeng and Hin Muang, Thailand, to celebrate the occassion this day brings to me :)
One year ago, this day...
Pic 18 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
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01/01/2010
day 948
(this picture was indeed taken on the morning of 1st Jan!)
Pic 15 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
31/12/2009
day 947
...and wish you all a very happy new year from Andaman Sea, with firework competition going on amongst local captains of the liveaboard boats.
Pic 14 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
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day 944
One of the most photograph things during this trip: a lamp shade on Baan Phu Lae, Ko Lanta, Thailand.
Pic 11 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
27/12/2009
day 943
Accidentally got Tom in action on my screen on the new year's eve fire works. Didn't realise it untill later, actually I kinda like the obstruction.
Pic 10 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
26/12/2009
day 942
May they all rest in peace.
Khao Lak beach.
Pic 9 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
25/12/2009
day 941
Pic 8 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
24/12/2009
day 940
Yes, a 'normal' holiday snap because 'you know who' for sure will ask me for that! :)
Pic 7 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
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day 937
Morning in Khao Lak beach.
Pic 4 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
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day 935
Pic 2 of 25: 2009 year-end trip.
18/12/2009
day 934
I somehow do not feel like writing much now... So let's be done with it, and let the pics talk (but the problem is that I didn't take many pics either).
Anyway, the trip was awesome. Mostly I did nothing. Just read, just closed my eyes, just dreamed, just soaked the sunshine, just thought of nothing. Just stared at the sea, just stared at the stars, just stared at the moon, and.. with my new skills, just stared at school of fishes swimming around me :)
In the same time, the trip was kinda a healing trip with Fairytale of New York as a background lol (eek, what is that healing thing?) Trying not to be too mushy here, but once again I feel so grateful that I have no resentment, no bitter feeling, and no more tears listening to Fiona's Hallelujah :) And yes, Sue's tint of Irish accent actually brought me a smile! :)
For some reasons I didn't take a lot of pics from this trip. But here are some of them anyway in random order. There are many wonderful underwater photographs taken by Tom from the trip. You can see number of them here.
I know it might sound like a thesis (what am I talking about, it does sound like one!) But somehow I feel an urge to list down people I would like to thank.. because without them, I am sure my trip wouldn't be an awesome trip like this one..
Very special thanks to Ivan and Will - thank you thank you and thank you - without your hard works I wont have a slight chance at all. To Jean-Felix and Marion my first buddy :) To Ingo and Daniel for my first dives. To Luis for safe and wonderful dives (and for the ghost pipe fish, the morray, the tomato clown fish, bla bla bla... and for the manta and the leopard sharks!!) To Gerald for organising all of that and for contacts shared.
To Martin for such enjoyable drive (I feel so sorry I didn't ask a way to keep in touch with you!) To Tara for my first dab on shooting underwater. To Louise for the strong (and stronger!) currents. To other great travellers and divers who cross the path with me. To all local people who were so helpful and often mistaken me from being an ignorant Thai :) And last but not least, to Philip (the one who is my good 'ol friend) who was accompany me from far away.
I think that's it. Longer than I thought it would be.. but hey, this is my blog afterall! Cheers.
Ps. Fact: the trip was between 18 Dec 2009 - 5 Jan 2010. This post was created on 11 Jan 2010.
Kinda like this one, better than the last time I took in Seminyak Bali.
Pic 1 of 25: 2009 year-end trip, Thailand.
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day 930
A very picturesque chappel in Dawyck, Scotland.
Make this post special for my friend Rich for your good thoughts on me.. and of course, for the trip to Dawyck itself :) Thank you!
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